It cant get much worse for the Mets right now. Team owner Steve Cohen has been fairly silent throughout the teams brutal second half of June, but he finally had some words Monday morning amid the struggles. Tough stretch, no sugarcoating it. I didnt see this coming, Cohen posted to X. Im as frustrated as everybody else. We will get through this period. Our injured pitching will come back over the next few weeks. It is unlikely the teams hitting with RISP will continue at this weak pace. Keep the faith! Mets owner Steve Cohen attends the baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, May 17, 2025. AP Pittsburgh Pirates Tommy Pham, center, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off New York Mets pitcher Frankie Montas. AP Explore More The Mets are coming off in this weekends series sweep at the hands of the lowly Pirates. The 35-50 Pirates, the NL Centrals bottom-feeders, won all three games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh by wide margins: 9-1, 9-2 and 12-1, respectively. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza (r.) argues with an umpire during Saturdays game against the Pirates. Iverson Clement Jersey Getty Images Were all frustrated, manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday. Were better than that and they know that. Its a tough stretch and we have got to be better and it starts with me. I continue to support the guys, but obviously were not happy about it. The Mets even held a players only meeting ahead of Sundays series finale, but still wound up losing even worse than the two previous games. The Mets were 45-24 before this free fall, but have not won a series since June 13, going 3-13 in that span. Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout in the seventh inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Getty Images Mets pitcher Paul Blackburn (58) hands the ball to manager Carlos Mendoza (64) as he is removed from a baseball game on Saturday, June 28, 2025. AP The Mets were swept by the Rays, Braves and Pirates, picked up one win against the Phillies and split a separate four-game series against the Braves. Much of the teams struggles can be attributed to the starting rotations brutal stretch of injury luck, as Griffin Canning, Kodai Senga and Tyler Megill have all gone down with injuries recently, while Sean Manaea has not pitched all season. Whether its the starting pitching, offense, whether its the bullpen or defense, were not playing well, Mendoza said. Were better than that. Brett Heggie Jersey